FNUS75 KMSO 271437 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR LMR DITCHES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 837 AM MDT WED APR 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THIS MORNING AS WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM A FEW A FEW MORE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS. THIS WILL ALSO PROMOTE BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING RESULTING IN A GOOD CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINFALL AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DICKERSON REQUESTED BY...DALE PFAU TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110427.LMRDI.01/MSO